Kebnat

Jumping Mice

Zapodidae · 2 species

In Québec, the family Zapodidae (order Rodentia) counts 2 species of mammals. The stars? Meadow Jumping Mouse and Woodland Jumping Mouse, the most often observed. The richest region: Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean, with 2 species. Every species has its own page: photos, its season, its habitat and the best places to see it near you.

Species observed by region

Where do the observations come from?

  • Mostly iNaturalist : photos taken by people all over Québec, with the species confirmed by the community.
  • Other public sources : such as eBird for birds and the provincial forest inventories, gathered by GBIF, the global biodiversity data network.
  • What we keep : confirmed observations, with an exact position (not blurred to protect a rare species), that their author allows to be reused.
  • One place counts once : several observations of the same species at the same spot (within 11 m) count as one.
  • So our numbers are lower : than iNaturalist’s total. A region without observations does not mean the species does not live there.

Data downloaded in September 2026.

  1. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean2
  2. Capitale-Nationale2
  3. Mauricie2
  4. Estrie2
  5. Outaouais2
  6. Abitibi-Témiscamingue2
  7. Côte-Nord2
  8. Nord-du-Québec2
  9. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine2
  10. Lanaudière2
  11. Laurentides2
  12. Montérégie2
  13. Centre-du-Québec2
  14. Bas-Saint-Laurent1
  15. Montréal1
  16. Chaudière-Appalaches1

Jumping Mice 2

Rodentia
All91Carnivora30Artiodactyla25Rodentia18Chiroptera8Eulipotyphla5Lagomorpha4Didelphimorphia1
Zapodidae
All18Cricetidae6Sciuridae6Muridae2Zapodidae2Castoridae1Erethizontidae1
Meadow Jumping Mouse116 observations
Woodland Jumping Mouse96 observations